saw the Hogamany festival on tv last nite...they call it the greatest street party in the world :-) Happy New Year everyone...and keep on pumping! maud ...
hi teddy, may sound wierd...but a Belgian friend of mine who lives in Norway was given Botox......not for wrinkles, but for her migranes and she hasn't had...
Thanks Maude, I will mention it to my doctor. Your timing is good...I had a
monster yesterday! Happy Hogmanay! (My maiden name was Mcleod! we 'First Foot' and...
I just know that Greta's doctor had read something on the internet....a medical one and had just tried it on her to see if there would be any reaction...she...
Hi group, I've been in a blue funk for several days, a combination of weather, pain, and just plain depression. And then...we got word yesterday our family...
Judi, When I was scheduled for surgery on my knee back in College days, my Orthopedic doctor (the best in NW Ohio) died the day before. I know how you feel....
Thanks, Mona! I am going to call my pain doc and see if he will let me try Mirapex. If not, maybe the rheumy who dx me with fibro. It's worth a try, I think....
Dear Judi, I am so sorry about your losing your family doctor. It is so tough finding a good one normally, it must be even more so in a small town. My thoughts...
Hello everyone and Happy New Year 2005 I was just catching up reading all the mail when I saw about the dishwasher etc...... It is not a luxury to have a...
Dear Judi..I am so sorry to read about your doctor. I too, have lost a
doctor this way. Dr.Kane..I still can't think of him with out a lump in my
throat..was...
Thanks for the good wishes. Dr. Patton was a wonderful, caring, Christian doctor whom we considered a friend as well. It is different in a small town, you...
Thanks, Teddy! Dr. Patton was a real beautiful person. I'm sure the angels will welcome him with open wings, but I wish it hadn't been this soon. He also...
Hello all, Thanks to everyone for the loving support in the loss of our doctor. Dr. Patton was a real angel in life, I'm sure he is one now where he is. It...
Hello, My name is Deb and I am really glad to find this group. I have had DD for 11 years and was finally diagnosed two years ago. I use a power chair and I...
Hi Jenny from australia here As I know very little about my illness I am trying to find out how other people are treated for their pain etc. I take 11 pills...
Hi Judi, I'm really sorry to hear about the passing of your doctor. That is a big shock, to be sure. It's also too bad that you have to replace those...
Welcome, Deb. Where do you live? I am 53, married, mother of 2 grown kids and a retired RN. I live in Phoenix Arizona. I'll look forward to hearing from and...
Cynthia, Mirapex boosts the dopamine in the brain. It is a medication used for Parkinson's patients but it was tested on Fibro patients and was found to help...
Hi Jen, Welcome. When were you diagnosed? There are other folks from Australia here that post regularly, as well. I live in Arizona, USA, and was diagnosed...
Hi Jenny, After a year of trying various medications and discarding some, I am down to this: Ultram, 1 tablet at noon, 1 tablet at supper, 2 tablets at bedtime...
Thank you very much Mona. I looked it up on the net - but did not see any treatment advice for Fibro.... Mine is really bad at the moment - or is it a really...
Welcome Jen and Deb and Hello All I hope this group can answer your questions and that you receive as much
support as I have. I am a 52 year old grandmother...
Hi A photo friend of mine, being a former med. secretary, gave me a new word "adiposalgia". As far as my search until now has shown, it is a word that covers ...
Welcome Deb I am "glad" to meet another power chair user. Of course not glad, but sometimes I feel rather alone here when realizing that most of the others can...
Cynthia, Use Google and type Mirapex,Fibromyalgia and Parkinson's and you will come up with various message sites on the subject including the ones I have...
Welcome Deb! Where do you live in this big world? Do you have other physical concerns besides the DD? sorry for being so nosey, but it can be helpful to know...
Hi Dorrit and All, Dr. Lee told me that DD comes under the heading of Adiposalgia and I have
only now remembered that he told me to call it that with any new...